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Sonos Expands Architectural In-Ceiling Speaker Range
by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Expands Architectural In-Ceiling Speaker Range

Sonos extended the successful Sonos Architectural line of passive speakers with a new 8" in-ceiling speaker, designed and tuned in collaboration with Sonance. Elegant and simple to install, the Sonos and Sonance designed speaker will be presented at ISE 2024 in Barcelona as an additional size option for installers and will be available Spring 2024 for $999/pair.
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Electro-Voice Redefines Battery-Powered Portable Speakers
by Alfred Moody

Electro-Voice Redefines Battery-Powered Portable Speakers

Electro-Voice launched EVERSE 12, a new battery-powered PA speaker that is a larger version of its existing EVERSE 8, delivering a full 5dB increase in SPL, along with extended bass in a compact, lightweight and weatherized design. This portable speaker delivers 12+ hour of battery life, enough to play-all-day, while delivering professional sound for any indoor or outdoor events. Reinforcing the wireless freedom, the EVERSE 12 supports Bluetooth true wireless stereo, an onboard mixer and studio-quality effects, and control via the QuickSmart Mobile app.
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Dear Reality Releases dearVR PRO 2 Spatializer Plugin
by audioXpress Staff

Dear Reality Releases dearVR PRO 2 Spatializer Plugin

Dear Reality has launched dearVR PRO 2, the successor of its dearVR PRO spatializer software. The upgrade adds a stereo input including stereo width control to the plugin, and gives users access to new immersive Pro Tools formats (9.0.4, 9.1.4 and 9.0.6). dearVR PRO 2 also features new high-pass and low-pass filters for early reflections and late reverb, designed to bring true-to-life sound to any production. In addition, the new Mk II software supports third-party OSC head trackers.
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Feelbelt Haptic Technology Redefines the Audio Experience
by audioXpress Staff

Feelbelt Haptic Technology Redefines the Audio Experience

Sensit! announced the official market availability of the Feelbelt in the United States. This haptic feedback solution converts the full frequency spectrum of an audio program into haptic feedback in the form of vibrations using the company's patented software. 10 independent pulse generators transmit sounds around the body inducing the perception of directions, distance, and highs and lows of the individual tones.
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THAT Launches 7200 Series ICs, First Standalone JetPLL Audio Clock Generators
by Joao Martins

THAT Launches 7200 Series ICs, First Standalone JetPLL Audio Clock Generators

THAT Corporation announced its first foray into digital Integrated Circuits (ICs) with three state-of-the-art audio clocking ICs. The 7200, 7210, and 7220 are Phase Locked Loop (PLL) ICs based on the acclaimed JetPLL technology invented by audio clocking guru Chris Travis. Licensed from Sonopsis Ltd., Travis’ technology has been deployed in hundreds of thousands of professional audio products offered by some of the industry’s most prestigious brands.
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Trinnov Announces Patent-Pending WaveForming Pressurization Mode
by Joao Martins

Trinnov Announces Patent-Pending WaveForming Pressurization Mode

A year after the introduction of WaveForming and its unique way of controlling wave propagation and control room modes, Trinnov Audio is introducing WaveForming's latest patent-pending Pressurization mode. Described as another great advancement to audio reproduction, WaveForming Pressurization adds to Trinnov's range of active acoustic solutions, expanding on WaveForming Propagation, which eliminates the room's modal response between the first mode and up to 150Hz.
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Audient Announces ORIA Immersive Audio Interface & Monitor Controller
by audioXpress Staff

Audient Announces ORIA Immersive Audio Interface & Monitor Controller

Audient introduced ORIA, an all in one USB-C audio interface and monitor controller designed specifically for multi-speaker arrays ranging from stereo to 9.1.6 setups – and everything in between. ORIA was designed with immersive audio in mind and to support mixing for formats such as Dolby Atmos. It features built-in Sonarworks Reference DSP for room and speaker calibration, allowing a perfect monitoring environment for music, film, TV and even game production. Designed with a dual purpose, it can also effortlessly integrate an existing studio setup as a standalone monitor controller via its ADAT Inputs.
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Native Instruments Releases iZotope AI Voice Enhancement Assistant
by audioXpress Staff

Native Instruments Releases iZotope AI Voice Enhancement Assistant

Native Instruments announced iZotope VEA, a new AI-powered voice enhancement plugin for Mac and Windows. This is a landmark product for the newly combined company, where iZotope's cutting-edge audio processing technology is boosted with an artificial intelligence-based approach that delivers results that are simply not possible or very difficult to achieve with traditional tools. Voice Enhancement Assistant, or VEA, delivers a more powerful, polished, and professional vocal sound for podcasters and content creators.
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xMEMS Labs Showcases Sleep Buds Reference Design with Active Venting at CES 2024
by Joao Martins

xMEMS Labs Showcases Sleep Buds Reference Design with Active Venting at CES 2024

During CES 2024, xMEMS Labs unveiled an innovative reference design for the fast-growing sleep buds product segment. The MEMS pioneer had a lot to show at CES and the creation of reference designs using the companies new MEMS drivers speaks volumes as to the way the market is enthusiastically embracing the technology. The new reference design leverages xMEMS' solid-state Cowell drivers and Skyline DynamicVent technologies to deliver a trifecta of noise blocking, noise-masking sound, and an industry-first vented mode for improved comfort.
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KEF Launches LSX II LT Wireless Hifi Speakers
by audioXpress Staff

KEF Launches LSX II LT Wireless Hifi Speakers

KEF launched the newest addition to its popular LS Wireless Collection with the new LSX II LT Wireless. These hifi speakers are a streamlined version of KEF's existing LSX II speakers, featuring the same key technological innovations - 11th Generation Uni-Q driver, Music Integrity Engine, W2 wireless platform, easy connectivity, etc. - found in the LSX II, at an even lower price point. The key difference is that the LSX II LT only requires a single power cord, as the primary speaker powers the secondary one via an interconnect cable.
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